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CALHOUN v. BELT RY. CO. OF CHICAGO

No. 1-98-4161.

731 N.E.2d 332 (2000)

314 Ill. App.3d 513

246 Ill.Dec. 804

Kenneth P. CALHOUN, Jr., a minor, by his mother and next friend Veronica CALHOUN Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BELT RAILWAY COMPANY OF CHICAGO, a corporation, the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, and CRL Railroad, Inc., f/k/a Chicago Rail Link, a/k/a Chicago Rail Link Railroad, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Eichler & Associates, Chicago (John F. Eichler and Brandley Prendergast, of counsel), for Appellant.

Daley & Mohan, Chicago (Bernard Roccanova; Raymond H. Groble III, Christophe R. Karsten; Kristina L. Thomsen, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 1992, Kenneth P. Calhoun, then a minor, was severely injured when his left foot was caught under a freight train as he was playing upon a railroad right-of-way in Chicago, Illinois. As a result, the lower portion of Kenneth's left leg was amputated. The train involved, which was owned and being operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), was traveling

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